Brooklyn Arts Council

Basketball is a staple activity in New York City. From large venues like Madison Square Garden to local neighborhood courts, you’re bound to find a game of hoops going on. Larry Racioppo's photographs show that New Yorkers will play basketball anywhere and everywhere--from playgrounds with lined courts to netless hoops nailed to a tree. Noted as "one of the great visual bards of NYC's street life," Racioppo's images in B-BALL NYC make up a vital record of the city's cultural…